Böcker utgivna av LITTLE BLUE WORKS

Longneck is a sensitive young dinosaur who worries he isn't good enough. Will his stories be liked? Will his drawings be praised. Mother Longneck gently guides and loves her son until one day he sees himself through her eyes and everything changes.

Tonight I heard the Night Cat, the Night Cat in my world, bringing in the night timeand watching over me.Separation from a parent can be incredibly difficult for any child. Whether due to deployment, divorce or death, any symbol of love and remembrance can soothe the soul. Before she goes to sleep each night, a little girl listens for her Night Cat, a very special reminder that her mother is always near... even when she isn't around. Though her father and her brothers tell her it's all in her imagination, she knows better. Her mother has sent the Night Cat to make sure everything is alright."Once again, DiMarco crafts a gentle story about complicated feelings. Her respect for and dedication to all children infuses every page."--Jackson Robert Harm, For You, Love Dog

"There is talk of war."Is it only rumors? The kingdoms of East and West Moon are prosperous, ruled by two brothers. But King Rain is discontent.He listens to a rumor. He rushes to war. His brother, King Cloud, raises his army in response. Neither rulerhears the small questions, the young voices that callfor caution, for reason, for time. On the battlefield, all will be decided. But who stands between the armies?A line of children. Their voices will be heard.

Adorable. Rhyming. And ready to color! Night falls and a flock of tiny fruit bats wakes in their community tree. Together, like bright kites, they fly through the night sky, feast on strawberries and return home to out-race the "plight of light." Take Flight! is a sing-song story celebrating "spooky" creatures and the wonderful world of words.

Once upon a time, in the days of castles and kings, dragons and things, there lived a little girl named Angela Marie. She was magic but she didn't know it. But the sneaky wizard Evol knows there's something special about Angela Marie and he has a plan to get rid of her before she steals all his wizard business! Maybe Evol's fuzzy monsters will gobble up Angela Marie... or maybe Angela Marie will prove that Evol is evil after all.

An almost-true story of ladybugs and sisters. Natalie and Sonja Bloom live with their mom in an everyday working class neighborhood. On the first day of spring, all Natalie wants to do is look for ladybugs. This doesn't make her little sister very happy. But with help from a magical key to Ladybug Land, the two sisters discover the best thing in the world... each other.

Alchemy means: The seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better. A young caterpillar has what it needs to grow and change: The sun, the rain, the wind and a strong tree to support it. But when it emerges from its cocoon, all are amazed by the magic it will carry with it forever. A simple and beautiful story about the power of nurture and nature. If you cherish The Giving Tree, you'll open your heart to alchemy. This is a Blue Forge Press edition that encourages creativity. Enjoy this story with crayons!

This is not a war story, but rather a story of a coming of age. Toby Allman was injured in the final days of America's involvement in Viet Nam. He had the good fortune of being rescued by Buddhist monks who had not taken sides in the conflict. The monks secreted him in a monastery while he was unconscious. When he awakened, he discovered that American troops were basically gone home. He also discovered that his rescuers had taken in a woman who would normally been viewed as his enemy. Their meetings and interactions evolved from hatred to acceptance to something far better.